About http://www.nescbwi.org/about/ SCBWI offers members support, information, and education at a local level. For New England residents, membership in SCBWI automatically confers membership in one of three New England regions at no additional fee. en Copyright 2007 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:18:34 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss New NESCBWI Website Welcome to the new NESCBWI website, redesigned with updated technology and rushed into service to replace our old ailing web platform. While most of the site works as it ought to, some areas have yet to be completed--most notably the CONNECTIONS speakers directory, which will be added back as soon as possible.

Thanks to everyone who provided input and suggestions on how the New England SCBWI website could be improved, and especially to those who pointed out parts of the new site that needed further tweaks and fixes.

]]> http://www.nescbwi.org/about/scbwi-news/new_nescbwi_website.php http://www.nescbwi.org/about/scbwi-news/new_nescbwi_website.php SCBWI News Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:18:34 -0500 Mark Your Calendars! Our annual SCBWI New England Conference is a three-day event May 18, 19, and 20, 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nashua New Hampshire.

Friday, May 18, is our Nuts and Bolts day concentrating on marketing and promotion. The keynote speaker will be Stephen Fraser, literary agent from the Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency in New York City. The afternoon will also offer two workshops choices and will close with a marketing questions and answer panel with Stephen, Alexandra Penfold from Simon and Shuster, Yolanda LeRoy from Charlesbridge and Theresa Howell from Northland Publishing.

Saturday, May 19 is a broad conference day for emerging and experienced writers and illustrators. We are delighted to have Bruce Coville and Sid Fleischman as keynote speakers, along with workshops, manuscript and portfolio critiques, First Pages, and First Look workshops, door prizes, book sales and signings.

Sunday, May 20 will be a workshop day dedicated to revision and strengthening the craft of writing. Our keynote speaker is Cheryl Zach, author of many young adult and mystery novels. Attendees will have workshop choices both morning and afternoon with books sales through out the day.

]]> http://www.nescbwi.org/about/conferences/mark_your_calendars.php http://www.nescbwi.org/about/conferences/mark_your_calendars.php Conferences Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:08:52 -0500 Whispering Pines Book List For everyone who couldn't attend our 2007 Whispering Pines Retreat, Jan Kozlowski has compiled a list of writing books that the group put together.
  • READING LIKE A WRITER-Francine Prose
  • ON WRITING-Stephen King
  • STEERING THE CRAFT-Ursula LeGuin
  • WRITE YOUR STORY-Marion Dane Bauer
  • NO MORE REJECTIONS: 50 SECRETS TO WRITING THAT SELLS-Alice Orr
  • A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN-Virginia Wolfe
  • MAKING A LITERARY LIFE-Carolyn See
  • THE WRITER'S JOURNEY: MYTHIC STRUCTURE FOR WRITERS-Christopher Vogler
  • THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES-Joseph Campbell
  • BIRD BY BIRD-Anne Lamott
  • ARTIST'S WAY-Julia Cameron
  • WALKING IN THE WORLD-Julia Cameron
  • WRITING MAGIC: CREATING STORIES THAT FLY (2007)-Gail Carson Levine
  • WRITING FICTION: A GUIDE TO THE NARRATIVE CRAFT-Janet Burroway and Elizabeth Stuckey French
  • WRITING DOWN THE BONES-Natalie Goldberg
  • WILD MINDS-Natalie Goldberg
  • TAKE JOY-Jane Yolen
  • WRITE FIRST-Donald Murray
  • BREATHING IN, BREATHING OUT- Ralph Fletcher
  • STARTING FROM SCRATCH: A DIFFERENT KIND OF WRITER'S MIND-Rita Mae Brown
  • ZEN AND THE ART OF WRITING-Ray Bradbury

]]> http://www.nescbwi.org/about/scbwi-events/whispering_pines_book_list.php http://www.nescbwi.org/about/scbwi-events/whispering_pines_book_list.php SCBWI Events Sun, 25 Mar 2007 07:47:31 -0500 2007 Conference FAQ Here’s some basic and miscellaneous information about SCBWI New England’s annual conference in Nashua on 18-20 May 2007.

]]> http://www.nescbwi.org/about/conferences/2006_conference_faq.php http://www.nescbwi.org/about/conferences/2006_conference_faq.php Conferences Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:25:56 -0500 Yolen wins Roots of Writing Award SCBWI New England congratulates member (and past RA) Jane Yolen on receiving the Roots of Writing Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Female Writers.

This is the first year the award has been granted. The SF-FFW announced this award in 2005 to honor seven influential female science fiction and fantasy authors: Betty Ballantine, Madeleine L'Engle, Anne McCaffrey, Ursula K. Le Guin, Kate Wilhelm, Joanna Russ, and Andre Norton.

]]> http://www.nescbwi.org/about/scbwi-news/yolen_wins_roots_of_writing_aw.php http://www.nescbwi.org/about/scbwi-news/yolen_wins_roots_of_writing_aw.php SCBWI News Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:19:20 -0500 Congratulations to Magazine Merit Plaque winners! SCBWI New England congratulates members from the region who have won Magazine Merit Plaques for material they published in children’s magazines last year. In fact, three of the four 2005 plaque winners come from our region:
  • Patricia Bridgman for her story "Ghoulies and Ghosties" in Cricket

  • Susan Meyer for her poem "Summer is Ending" in Cricket

  • Brian Lies for his cover art for Spider

]]> http://www.nescbwi.org/about/scbwi-news/congratulations_to_magazine_me.php http://www.nescbwi.org/about/scbwi-news/congratulations_to_magazine_me.php SCBWI News Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:21:42 -0500